Texas Public Policy Foundation

The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) is a conservative think tank founded in 1989 by James R. Leininger. The TPPF is based in Austin, Texas.

According to the TPPF's website, their mission is to "improve Texas government by generating academically sound research and data on state issues, and by recommending the findings to opinion leaders, policy makers, the media and general public. The work of the Foundation is conducted by academics across Texas and is funded by hundreds of individuals, foundations and corporations." 

Funding
The TPPF's 2005 annual report states that the groups budget was $1,759,602 million, an almost 30% increase on its 2004 budget. Individual contributors accounted for just over half the contributions, unspecified corporations $259,000 or 15% with the remainder from unspecified foundations. (Pdf)

Media Transparency lists TPPF as having received 26 grants totalling $491,749 (unadjusted for inflation) between 1998 and 2004 from a range of foundations including :
 * Armstrong Foundation
 * Claude R. Lambe Charitable Foundation
 * Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation
 * Gordon and Mary Cain Foundation
 * Jaquelin Hume Foundation
 * JM Foundation
 * Roe Foundation
 * Ruth and Lovett Peters Foundation

TPPF has received $15,000 from ExxonMobil since 1998, $5,000 in 2001 and $10,000 in 2004. 

Board of Directors

 * Brooke L. Rollins (President)
 * William A. McMinn (Chairman)
 * Wendy Gramm, Chairman Emeritus; Distinguisheed Scholar, Mercatus Center, George Mason University
 * James R. Leininger, Founder, Former CEO and Chair, Kinetic Concepts,
 * Tim Dunn, Vice Chairman; CEO CrownQuest Operating
 * Ernest Angelo, Treasurer; Managing Partner, Discovery Exploration


 * Phil D. Adams, Owner Phil Adams Company
 * Ramiro Galindo, Founder & CEO, R.A. Galindo
 * Bill Jones, Vinson & Elkins
 * Dale Laine, Laine Strategy Group


 * Tim Lyles
 * Vance C. Miller, Chairman, President & CEO Henry. S. Miller Companies
 * John L. Nau, III, Silver Eagle Distributors
 * Brenda Pejovich, Founder and Former CEO Pejovich & Assoc
 * Jeff Sandefer, Sandefer Capital Partners
 * Fritz Steiger, Founder and Former President TPPF
 * Michael Stevens, Chairmen and CEO, Michael Stevens Interests

Senior Fellows

 * John Barrett
 * Michael Bond
 * Patrick Brockett
 * H. Sterling Burnett
 * Wendell Cox
 * Robert W. Crandall
 * Jerry Ellig
 * Timothy J. Gronberg, Ph.D.
 * Christopher Hammons
 * Eric Hanushek
 * David A. Hartman
 * Devon M. Herrick
 * Milton Holloway
 * Ronald A. Kaiser
 * Matthew Ladner
 * Maurice P. McTigue
 * Haavi Morreim
 * Grover Norquist
 * Randal O'Toole
 * John Pisciotta
 * Nat Shapo
 * James C. Smith
 * Ronald Trowbridge
 * David G. Tuerck
 * Richard Vedder, Ph.D.
 * Bob Williams
 * Patrick Wolf

Staff

 * Brooke Rollins President
 * Michael Quinn Sullivan Vice President
 * Chris Patterson Director of Research
 * Byron Schlomach Chief Economist
 * Mary Katherine Stout Health Care Policy Analyst
 * Bill Peacock Economic Freedom Policy Analyst
 * Marc Levin Director, Center for Effective Justice
 * Shari Hanrahan Director of Development
 * Talmadge Helfin
 * Nancy Druart Events, Publications & Marketing Manager
 * Nathan Thompson	Director of Operations
 * Arlene Wohlgemuth

Contact Details
Texas Public Policy Foundation 900 Congress Ave., Ste. 400 Austin, TX 78701 Phone 512.472.2700 Fax 512.472.2728 Email: info AT TexasPolicy.com Web: http://www.texaspolicy.com